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TOPIC AREAS: Communication, Relationships

CONCEPT: Gathering information about people is only the beginning of a good relationship. You can

know a lot of facts about someone without really knowing what makes them behave the way they do. Part of a good relationship is being able to understand what someone else is thinking and being able to successfully anticipate their behavior. Good relationships are nurtured over time, they are not the result of a one time meeting or a quick game of twenty questions.

METHOD: Classroom activity

TIME NEEDED: 25 minutes and discussion time

MATERIALS NEEDED:

A pen or pencil for each participant

2 sets of questions A list of interview questions

ACTIVITY: Everyone will need to have a partner and a pen or pencil. Pass out the list of interview

questions. This list should include questions such as full name, favorite foods, favorite colors, kinds of music they like, accomplishments, vacations they have taken, career goals, family members, pets, most watched TV shows, sports teams they like, hobbies, best and least liked classes in school, etc. Each person is to interview their partner and find out as much information about them as possible. These questions are only a guide. They can ask any questions that they want. Give them about fifteen minutes to complete interviewing each other. After the interviewing time is over, give them a few minutes to review their partner’s answers. Now collect these sheets of papers.

Designate one partner as partner “A” and the other as partner “B”. Have everyone sit in two lines facing towards each other with partners sitting opposite each other. This setup will look a lot like how you would start a game of “Red Rover”, except they will be sitting down. Put all of the “A’s” in one line and all of the “B’s” will be in the other line. Partners must be directly across from each other. There should be about six feet between the two lines.

Explain that you are going to pass out a list of questions to each person. Tell them to leave the papers face down on their laps until you have completed all of the instructions. For round one you will give partner “A” questions that they are to answer about partner “B”. Partner “B” will get the same questions, except they will be worded so that they will answer them about themselves. Give them a few minutes to answer the questions. All they will need to do is to circle their answer choices.

If you do not wish to run off the questions, you may read them aloud. Simply have everyone write down the answer that they choose on a small piece of paper. I prefer having the questions written down for them to read, but it works either way.

high and high school students. You may have to adapt the questions for a different age group or a group with characteristics that would make these questions either meaningless or inappropriate. You will need to duplicate both of the following handouts for round one.

Handout for partner “A” to use in round one Questions for round one that partner “A” answers about partner “B”. Answer how you think partner “B” will answer them. Circle the number of the answer you think your partner will choose.

Question #1: What will your partner most likely be doing on a Saturday afternoon?

1. Doing homework

2. Hanging out with friends

3. Doing chores around the house

Question #2: What would your partner most likely drive if cost and their age were not a factor?

1. A sports car 2. A truck

3. A motorcycle

Question #3: Where would your partner choose to eat dinner if someone else were going to pay for it?

1. Pizza Hut 2. McDonald’s

3. A fancy restaurant

Bonus Question: When your partner is riding in a car with a bunch of kids, will they wear their seat belt?

1. Always 2. Usually 3. Sometimes 4. Never

Handout for partner “B” to use in round one

Questions for round one that partner “B” answers about themselves. Circle the number of the answer that most closely describes what you would answer for each question about yourself.

Question #1: What are you most likely to be doing on a Saturday afternoon?

1. Doing homework

2. Hanging out with your friends 3. Doing chores around the house

Question #2: What would you most likely drive if cost and age were not a factor?

1. A sports car 2. A truck

3. A motorcycle

Question #3: Where would you choose to go eat dinner if someone else were going to pay for it?

1. Pizza Hut 2. McDonalds

3. A classy restaurant

Bonus Question: When you are riding in a car with a bunch of kids, will you wear your seat belt?

1. Always 2. Usually 3. Sometimes 4. Never

After you have given each person the appropriate handout, have them answer the questions by simply circling the correct answers. The partners should not try to communicate with each other while they are answering the questions. If this becomes a problem for you, have the lines turn their chairs around and face away from each other. For scoring purposes, the first three questions are worth five points each and the bonus question is worth fifteen points. Have partner “A” keep track of the score from round one on his/her paper.

To discover if the partners’ answers match, have partner “A” give their answer and then have partner “B” give their answer. Do this one pair at a time. It works best for me to walk down between the two lines and point to partner “A” and then to partner “B” for their answers. If they match answers, then they are awarded the appropriate number of points. Only do one question at a time. Go through everyone before you move on to the next question. Read the question and the answers to the group before you have them start answering. If you remember the TV show “The Newlywed Game”, then you can ham it up as the M.C. Have fun with this part. When you have finished with all four questions in round one, ask each pair for their total score.

Now it is on to round two. You will need two new handouts. This time partner “B” will answer questions about partner “A” while partner “A” will answer the same questions about themselves.

Handout for partner “B” to use in round two.

Questions for round two that partner “B” answers about partner “A”. Answer how you think partner “A” will answer them. Circle the number of the answer you think your partner will choose.

1. Hockey 2. Baseball

3. Mud Wrestling

Question #2: What type of concert would your partner most likely attend?

1. Country

2. Rock and Roll 3. Rap

Question #3: What kind of parent do you think your partner will be if they have kids?

1. Superman/Superwoman, who knows it all and does it all 2. Godzilla, who keeps them in line

3. A Genie, who grants their every wish

Bonus Question: Your partner has started dating. Will they kiss their date?

1. The first time they go out

2. Not until they have been out a few times

3. They will wait until the other person asks them to Handout for partner “A” to use in round two

Questions for round two that partner “A” answers about themselves. Circle the number of the answer that most closely describes what you would answer for each question about yourself.

Question #1: What sport would you like to watch in person?

1. Hockey 2. Baseball

3. Mud Wrestling

Question #2: What type of concert would you most likely attend?

1. Country

2. Rock and Roll 3. Rap

Question #3: What kind of a parent do you think you will be if you have kids?

1. Superman/Superwoman, who knows it all and does it all 2. Godzilla, who keeps them in line

3. A Genie, who grants their every wish

Bonus Question: You have started dating. Will you kiss your date?

1. The first time you go out

2. Not until you have been out a few times

3. You will wait until the other person asks you to

After both partners have completed answering the questions, complete round two just as you did round one. After the round is over, you can combine the scores from round one and two to see which teams knew each other the best.

DISCUSSION IDEAS:

How hard was it to answer the questions your partner asked?

Did you ask any questions that were not on the interview list? If so, what did you ask? How well did you get to know your partner?

How well did you do during the game when you had to answer questions about your partner? If you were able to do the interview over again, what would you do differently?

How easy is it to figure out someone else’s answer? Explain.

What would have made it easier for you to correctly guess what they were going to answer? How can this activity relate to your relationships with others?

What are some of the things that you do to get to know each other better? How would knowing each other better help you?

How would knowing about each other keep you from getting into trouble? How does knowing each other help us from judging or stereotyping each other?

How well would you do if this game was played and one of your parents was your partner? How would knowing your parents make for a better relationship?